Polygon People

Designed by: Caren L. Hazelwood , Hand Middle School

1) CORE CURRICULUM OBJECTIVE(S): Name, identify, compare, classify, or draw 2-D shapes (including polygons, circles, and ellipses) according to one or more attributes (e.g., regular/irregular, types of quadrilaterals, types of triangles (equilateral, isosceles, scalene) and parts of a circle (center, diameter, circumference, radius)).  (6GS1-1) (7GS1-1), (8GS1-1) [PACT IV.B.1, IV.B.5]

RESTATEMENT: Students will draw and name 9 required 2-dimentional shapes.  The shapes will be used to construct a Polygon Person.

GRADE LEVEL: 6        SUBJECT: Mathematics

2) OVERVIEW:  Students will draw and name 9 required 2-dimentional shapes.  The shapes will be used to construct a Polygon Person.

3) FOCUS/ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Can you draw and name 2-D shapes used to construct a Polygon Person?

4) TIME FRAME: Two periods - 45 minutes.

5) RESOURCES:

* Glencoe, Course 1 pp. 324-330, as a reference

* Glencoe, Course 2 pp. 294, 303-318, as a reference

* Student activity sheet & rubric

* White copy paper

* Colored construction paper

* Rulers

* Scissors

* Glue

* Black marking pens

6) ASSESSMENT:  Students are assessed based on the proper drawing and labeling of nine 2-D shapes.  The grading rubric is printed on the student's activity sheet.  See end of the lesson.  Students could assist in developing a new weighting system for the rubric if desired.

7) INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES:

ACTIVITY ONE

* Polygon People is a culminating activity for a unit on 2-D shapes where students construct a person of sorts out of nine basic 2-D shapes.  Students will review notes on 2-D shapes.  In this activity students are required to use all of the following shapes: square, rectangle, trapezoid, parallelogram, triangle, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, and circle (requirements can be adjusted for teacher/class needs). 

* A student activity sheet follows.  Students will draw all nine 2-dimentional shapes onto construction paper.  (It is important to mention shapes may be used more than once, but ALL nine must be used at least one time.)  Caution students to draw the shapes neither too small nor too large.  Students should be thinking ahead to the Polygon Person they are creating.   

* After drawing the shapes, students cut them out.  Using these color shapes, students begin laying out their Polygon Person.  After students layout their shapes, the Polygon Person is glued to white copy paper. 

* Students will label all the shapes on the white copy paper.  The teacher will monitor the students checking for correct labeling.

ACTIVITY TWO

* Students present their Polygon Person to the class.  The final product will be displayed in the classroom or hall.

EXTENSIONS

* Students can make up a story about their Polygon Person. 

* The study of perimeters could be added to the unit by drawing the 2-D shapes with measurements recorded along the sides.  The students color the shapes, calculate the total perimeter of the Polygon Person, and cut out to form the Polygon Person.

* Instead of only a person being constructed, a picture of any type could be constructed (e.g., landscape, portrait, still life, abstract, etc.).   The art teacher could be consulted and may even be able to provide examples of artwork from the cubism period.

Name  ________________________ Date ________ Period ___________

 Polygon People

Can you construct a Polygon Person using 2-D shapes you draw and label?

In this activity you are required to use ALL of the following shapes: square, rectangle, trapezoid, parallelogram, triangle, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, and circle.  You may use shapes more than once.

Draw the 2-D shapes on various colors of construction paper.  Layout your Polygon Person on white copy paper.  When you are satisfied with the layout, glue the shapes onto the paper.  After constructing the person, label each of the shapes (note spelling).  Outline the writing with a black marking pen.  (Don't forget to sign your name.)

Note the example of a Polygon Person.  This person contains six shapes, but it only uses five of the nine 2-D shapes.  Remember you are to use ALL nine shapes.  Be as creative as possible.  Refer to the rubric for the project requirements.